Otto Schily Quotes

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• On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension.
• And now when we hear that Iran and Iraq plan to cooperate more closely and that a fundamentalist is coming to power in Tehran -…
• This fanaticism is what feeds terrorism. And this is precisely why Muslims must play an active role in opposing hate sermons and incitement to terrorism…
• The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force.
• Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me.
• We cannot allow violence from militant activists to dictate where and how democratically elected state leaders hold their meetings.
• The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
• Procedures outside the stadiums and in the parking areas still need to be optimized, for example so that emergency medical services can leave the grounds…
• There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating…
• We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a…
• On the other hand, all kinds of adventurous schemes to add security checkpoints to subway and bus systems have been circulating since the London attacks.…
• The attacks on the Paris Metro in the 1990s were committed by members of the local Muslim community, immigrants from the Maghreb region of North…
• The terrorists who committed the 2003 Istanbul attacks were locals, that is, Turks. And when filmmaker Theo van Gogh was murdered in the Netherlands last…
• Incidentally, our railroad facilities are under video surveillance by the federal police. However, the federal and state governments will have to determine whether video surveillance…
• The hatred Muslim extremists feel against the West feeds on certain conflicts in the world.
• We have points in common with the FDP, particularly when it comes to tax.
• After Madrid, we intensified our investigative efforts once again, and we are in the process of bringing about expansions in security laws and creating an…
• It is a warning to all those who may think about becoming involved with a terrorist network, people who are willing to destroy their own…
• Arresting and detaining these dangerous people can make sense, at least until a final decision is reached on their deportation. However, such detention must always…
• Freedom of the press is not questioned when investigative journalism unearths scandals, But that does not mean that every classified state document should be made…

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